Diseases: Number of cases of lung disease in China is increasing

2020-01-23T18:53:41.969Z

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Beijing (dpa) - The number of confirmed cases of lung disease in China has increased from at least 620 to 644. The Chinese newspaper "Global Times" reported. The number of deaths rose from 17 to 18. A patient died on Wednesday in the northern province of Hebei. It is the first death outside of Hubei Province, in which the severely affected metropolis of Wuhan is located.